//------------------------------// // For Love!... of Skittles // Story: Don't Step on a Rune. // by Warpony //------------------------------// Mythic and Pinkie had just left the house and had walked for not two minutes when he had a quick though enter the front of his mind. “Pinkie stop, we forgot something!” Pinkie was startled and jumped a yard in the year. “Wha… what are you talking about?” Mythic turned and ran back to the house, leaving Pinkie behind. He came up to the door and threw it open; he rushed to the kitchen and ran through the cabinets. After about a minute Pinkie rushes in to find Mythic still searching for what, she doesn’t know. “Mythic what are you doing now?” “Tally-ho MoFo, found it!” With a bag in his mouth Mythic trotted out of the kitchen and swung it with his teeth. The bag was filled with white gooey clumps of sugar. “Pinkie, this is part of my life’s work. So please be patient while I eat this marshmallow. Dear god this...this might be the key!” With that, Mythic open the bag of marshmallows and took one in to his mouth. His eyes slowly grew and his lips curve, he then swallowed the marshmallow whole. “Wow, I had a feeling she tasted familiar. Now I definitely need to find Rainbow Dash, came on Pinkie.” Pinkie groaned in frustration. "Aagh, make up your mind!" As Mythic and Pinkie Pie set off on their task, two others were enjoying a late lunch. “Luna I can’t thank you enough for joining me for late lunch. I’ve had the longest day in a long while.” Celestia took a sip of her tea merrily. Luna sat on the opposite side of her sister while on a balcony looking over the city of Canterlot and PonyVille. “[Yawn]. It is truly a lovely day and it is no problem Tia. I was getting hungry in my sleep anyway.” Luna then took a bite of a doughnut designed with chocolate and star sprinkles. “Mm, delicious, Tia I have been wondering about, Mythic. Have you gotten word of his conduction?” Celesta softly sighed. “No, I haven’t gotten word on Mythic. He started out as a human remember?, they always were the toughest. Or so I gathered.” She once more sipped her tea. Luna took one more bite of her doughnut as well. “While it is true I have a vague memory of them, why is Mythic not in his other form? Do you think…?” Celestia raised a hoof to stop Luna. “Please Luna, you now my feeling upon the subject. But yes, he probably does have a…” Before Celestia could finish, a green flame conjured in front of her and a scroll came forth. “It seems Twilight has written something.” Celestia began to open and examine the scroll. Luna sighed and made a sly remark under her breath. “No, you don’t say?” And bit into her doughnut. Celestia stopped and glared over to Luna. “Did you say something, Sister?” Luna swallowed. “Nope.” With that Celestia finished reading Twilights letter, then releasing another long sigh; she never looked up from the scroll. “Well, it seems Mythic is awake. Good for him.” Venom dripped as she spoke. “Does that satisfy your earlier concern, Luna?” No answer. “Luna?” Celestia looked up to see an empty seat and half finished doughnut on the table. “Well if she thinks what I’m thinking…” Celestia stood up and walked into the Castle and headed to where she thought her sister would be going in such a rush. Luna flew through the halls of Canterlot Castle in a hurry. She turned corners and nearly hit a few servants. “Sorry!” ‘I hope I get there before Tia get’s to me.’ She burst opened the door into her own chambers and with her magic, levitated a few bags and stared to fill them with some personal trinkets and books. She felt that she was safe of she finished gathering her things and closed the bags. As she trotted to one of her larger closets, she felt as though an arrow was had been shot into the back of her head. She turned and saw Celestia at an uncomforting close distance. “Agh, Sister!” Luna then stumbled to the floor. “I’m… sorry I had to leave… I had, um… stomach issue's?” Luna tried her very best to play it off, she is a damn foal. “Luna, where do you plan on going?” Celestia raised her brow. “You’re not planning to pay Mythic a visit are you?” Luna smiled slyly. “I’m not planning on visiting him, I plan on visiting Twilight Sparkle.” Celestia didn’t say a word and just glared at Luna, making her crack a little. “And maybe some of her friends…” Celestia kept it up; her glare turned into a stare the rivaled Fluttershy’s. “… and see how Mythic’s doing?” “Why?” "Why what?" “You know how I feel so, why would you go and associate with one of them?” Celestia was now on the verge of using the royal Canterlot voice. “Celestia, I may not be as old as you, but I think we both know what it means since he is here.” “That does not answer the question!” “You know already know why. You’re not going to teach him! So I will do it myself, what would father…” “Don’t bring him into this, don’t you dare!” Celestia was now screaming at the top of her lungs. The sudden reminder of her parents forced tears to flow out like flood gates. She had tried to forget about what happened, but Luna brought it all back. “Don’t… just don’t, please.” She continued to sob. Luna walked to her sister. “Celestia, you know what needs to be done. I think we both had a hoof in this, me more than you and that id why I will take responsibility. Plus sister…” Luna took in a deep breath. “You know what Aura Sight said to Mother and Father.” Celestia regained some of her composure. “He was a damn fool, Aura Sight, that old stallion died in an inferno. He might have been great for his time, but I’m not going to get involved in problems of the old world. I promised them I’d not allow another invasion into our world.” “But that’s the problem, now that Mythic is here. Now they will defiantly come back, I was small back then but I still remember that it was horrifying. If you don’t want anypony to die, I must go and train him. We both know it to be true.” Luna stood tall and returned to opening the closet. Inside were her royal armor pieces and a large stack of tomes. Luna levitated a trunk over to the closet and placed the tomes in first. She then went for her armor, but it was already in her sisters grasp. "Luna, if I let you go, I need you to do two things. One, I need you to keep an eye out for trouble, that means keep an eye on Mythic at all times.” Luna nodded. “And two, I think you’d need a disguise in order to keep commotion down to a minimal. Don’t you think so?” Celestia then released the armor from her grasp and placed into the trunk. “So~, I can go?” Luna didn’t expect Celestia to just let her go. “[Sigh] I will allow you to teach Mythic how to use Runes and other magic. But only if you follow these terms and conditions. I am not happy about it, but you might just be right about this. I have no idea ‘how’ it could of happen, but we caused this. But you did have more to do with it, so you go.” She then wiped away her last tear. “I’ll be able to handle the Moon and Sun while you’re gone. I’ve done it before.” She then put on a large but fake smile. “Tia, I can still handle the moon. If you really are against this, just tell me. But keep in mind; I was there to retrieve him from his fight. From the look of things, he was about to die and his runic shield cracked so easily.” “Luna, I don’t like it at all. I don’t hate anything, but I hate his kind. They were responsible for what happened and they couldn’t deal with it. Yet I do agree that he needs to learn how to use his abilities. I just can’t shake this feeling of hate; maybe he can redeem the mistakes’ of his ancestors, who knows.” Celestia then hugged Luna and started to walk out of her chambers. “Would you like me to call a chariot for you Luna?” “That won’t be necessary Tia, I’ll simply teleport.” Luna horn began to glow bright blue. “I’ll also shift when I get to PonyVille, I have a hat and pair of shades I’d like to wear. Bye Tia” Luna waved to her sister and disappeared along with her bags and trunk. Celestia smiled back at the empty room and then walked back to her balcony and sat there for a few minutes, looking over her kingdom. Pinkie and Mythic were only a short distance from Fluttershy’s cottage. The whole trip the two talked about their favorite treats and the like. Pinkie was almost absorbed in Mythic tales of the ‘Oreo’. “I love them, almost as much as Skittles. An oreo is made of two chocolate cookies squishing cream in the center, usually white cream but they sometimes make ones with different colors. Hasn’t happened in a while though, mofos.” Mythic grunted as he finished his explanation. Pinkie twisted her head at hearing the last part. “Hey Mythic, what is mofo?”  “Well my dear Pinkie it is short for a curse back home.”  “What’s the curse?” Mythic raised a brow. “Well, just remember that i never say it to an actual person or pony, it means MotherBucker…” ‘Damn it Victor, I’ll say what I want!’ Before Mythic could go into depth of is hatred for Victor on multiple levels, Pinkie squealed. “Hey we’re almost there!” Mythic looked to see what Pinkie meant. He saw a small land bridge leading over a steam. Beyond that, was a small cottage with all types of flora covering the roof. “That is her house?” “No silly, that’s her cottage!” “Oh~, didn’t know there was a difference. Starting to wish I had a robe right now, but that won’t faze me. Tally-ho Mofo!"  The two walked up to the door and Pinkie knocked on the door. After a moment they heard hoof steps and then saw Fluttershy open the door. “Oh, hi Pinkie, are you here to pick up gummy?” She then shifted her vision and saw Mythic right behind Pinkie. “Mythic, you’re awake!” She bolted out the door frame and tackle hugged Mythic. “It’s good to see you’re up and about!” Mythic wasn’t exactly choking, but Fluttershy held on tight to his neck. ‘At least she isn’t touching my wings, damn them, why are they… don’t you bucking tell me that’s how they work! Thank god for these shirts, got to get her off before they notice!’ “Okay Fluttershy, you can get off now, please.” She was a little harder to remove then expected but she got off of him. She then looked over to see the shirts tied around his side. “Um, why do you have those shirts covering your wing, if you don’t mind me asking?” “Well you see, Twilight went crazy on me and told me not to allow anyone to see my wings. They are also bandaged up for the time being, but the doc said I’ll be good to go in no time at all.” He gave Fluttershy a reassuring smile. “I just can’t let anybody touch them, go near them, or look at them… don’t look at them!” He put his face in Fluttershy’s and stared into her eyes, just to make sure they had an understanding. It would have worked, if his stomach didn’t roar like a damn lion at that very second. Pinkie giggled. “I think someone is hungry.”  “Well I haven’t eaten all day, give me a break. Oh that reminds me Fluttershy I need your help to taste Rainbow Dash.” He said casually with a smile. Fluttershy just stared at him, not even Pinkie had a reaction. “Don’t worry girls, it for science! It also involves what’s in the bag I gave you Pinkie Pie. Please open it.” Pinkie hesitantly opened her sattle bag and retrieved the smaller brown bag. She then hoofed it to Mythic. “Yes finally I was waiting for you, you dirty…dirty girl you.” He then kissed the bag and ripped it to shreds. From within the brown bag was another plastic bag, completely filled with small pieces of rainbow colored candies. “Girls, meet skittles… my addiction and my pleasure.” Fluttershy was the first to question Mythic. “So, um… what-t do y-you mean by… taste… Rainbow Dash?” Mythic looked up at Fluttershy with a slight blush and a sly smile. “Can you keep a secret?” Pinkie and Fluttershy nodded in silence. “Ok well today when I woke up… Rarity kissed me.” They gasped. “I know right? I think she was trying to seduce me while I slept, but Twilight took her side in the matter so I dropped it. But she left a familiar taste in my mouth; I didn’t know what it was so I let it be. Later I went to see Pinkie.” He emphasized by pointing at the named mare. “We talked and stuff, she then gave me a cupcake and it was to die for. I have never tasted something like it, the only two things I enjoyed at a similar level was chocolate and skittles. That is when I remembered the taste of skittles and connected to Rainbow Dash inside my head.” He finished off be knocking on his head. Fluttershy still didn’t understand. “But what makes you think Rainbow tastes like, well the Rainbow.” “Well when I was going about my business, I though upon what Rarity tasted like, it kept nagging me. I was coming to ask for your help in finding Rainbow Dash when I had an idea. Pinkie, that’s when I rush back to the house and ate the marshmallow. It then dawned on me, Rarity tasted like a marshmallow! Now I’m on a crusade to taste the Rainbow, the boys back on earth wouldn’t believe this!” He then looked over to the two mares, stunned by his reasoning. Pinkie jumped over to Mythic with a hoof out. “Can I try one?” He shrugged and poured some of the skittles out of the bag and into Pinkie’s hoof. “Go ahead.” Pinkie then threw her head back and engulfed all the skittles that where in her hoof. After a few seconds a hug burst of energy rushed through the pink earth pony. She jumped around and ran and even bounced on Mythic’s head for a few moments. “OH MY GOSH, THESE ARE BETTER THEN ANY RAINBOW!” She then died down back at Fluttershy’s side. Mythic did not expect that. “What do you mean ‘its better than any rainbow’?” Pinkie laughed. “Well you see, I have tasted a real rainbow. They are really really spicy, nothing like those.” Mythic was stunned and twitched. He didn’t want to believe Pinkie and just turned to look at Fluttershy, who was chuckling a little. “Fluttershy, is she pulling my leg here?” Fluttershy shook her head, leaving Mythic disappointed. “Well damn it, here I thought the rainbow taste awesome. You know what, screw it, I’m going home it get some food. Hey Fluttershy, what time is it anyway? I haven’t looked at a damn clock all day.” Fluttershy placed a hoof on her chin. “Last I check it was about two forty-five.” Mythic face hoofed. “I spent all that time not eating, safe for a few pieces of candy and a cupcake. Alas, I need to go see if I can cook with these… hooves of doom!” Pinkie Pie chimed in. “Why don’t you get Twilight to help you with your magic, then you can cook with magic. I would like to eat magic food, I wonder if I can order that next time I…” she stopped her babbling for a whole minute. “What we talking about again?” Mythic’s face started to hurt with all of the hooves it as received in one day. “We were talking about how you’re going to bring me to Twilight. You know where she is right?” Pinkie nodded violently. “Ok then, for the rest of the day you are staying by my side so I don’t get last. Fluttershy would you like to come along?” Fluttershy smiled. “If its ok with you, I just finished feeding the animals. I could go out for a while.” Mythic patted Fluttershy’s head. “Good to hear it, let’s go learn some magic."